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Lot 372: Sextus Pompey. 37/6 B.C. AR denarius. Uncertain Sicilian mint, perhaps Catana.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 21 (Auction 326)

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Sextus Pompey. 37/6 B.C. AR denarius (19 mm, 4.45 g, 12 h). Uncertain Sicilian mint, perhaps Catana. MAG PIVS I[MP IT]ER, bare head of Pompey the Great right; behind, capis; before, lituus / PRÆF above; CLAS ET [ORÆ / (MAR)IT EX S C] in two lines in exergue, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus with their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a; HCRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great). Toned. Light porosity and a few faint marks. Good fine.

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 372
  • Listing #: 232775
  • Closed: Friday, September 29, 2017 6:03:40 PM CT
  • Estimate: $300